Firm Expands Strategic Consulting Services

ATLANTA, April 21, 2009 - LEVEL5, a consulting and facilities development firm specializing in financial institutions announced today that it has expanded its Strategic Consulting services. In recognition of today's unprecedented market conditions, LEVEL5 expanded its array of services to better help financial institutions plan for and achieve success in today's unique, challenging economy.

Included among the expanded services are: Merger/Acquisition Analysis, Earnings Improvement and Operational Analysis, Strategic Planning, Loan Review, Stratification and Stress Testing, REO (Real Estate Owned) Workouts, E-Commerce Strategies, Financial Diagnostic, Financial Institution Tool (FIT), Reporting Tools, Product Mix, Capital Formation, and S-Corporation Conversion.

These services broaden the company's traditional retail delivery focused assignments, expanding deeper into the operational, financial, and technological areas of financial institutions. These services will allow financial institutions more decisive review and analysis of their operations and will help them fine-tune strategies for success. An overview of these services can be seen at LEVEL5's website, www.LEVEL5.com.

About LEVEL5

Headquartered in Atlanta, LEVEL5 is a consulting and facilities development firm that works exclusively with financial institutions across the United States. The company assists institutions develop and implement growth strategies through unique services that include strategic consulting, real estate, integrated design, construction management and branding. The company ranked 51st on the 2008 Inc. 500 and 2nd in both the Top 100 Construction Companies and Top 100 Businesses in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga. Lists. Atlanta Business Chronicle also selected LEVEL5 as a winner of its 13th Annual Pacesetters Award and ranked it as the 28th fastest-growing private company in Atlanta. For more information about LEVEL5, call 404.761.0008 or visit www.LEVEL5.com.